Climate warming is increasing fire activity in many of Earth’s forested ecosystems. Because fire is a catalyst for change, investigation of post-fire vegetation response is critical to understanding the potential for future conversions from forest to non-forest vegetation types. We characterized the influences of climate and terrain on post-fire tree regeneration and assessed how these biophysical factors might shape future vulnerability to wildfire-driven forest conversion.

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气候变化正在扼杀山地森林的火灾后恢复

气候变暖正在增加地球上许多森林生态系统中的火灾活动。由于火灾是变化的催化剂，火灾后植被响应的调查对于了解未来从森林植被类型向非森林植被类型转变的潜力至关重要。我们描述了气候和地形对火灾后树木再生的影响，并评估了这些生物物理因素如何影响未来对野火驱动的森林转化的脆弱性。